Historical records matching Oscar Scott Woody

"...it Carried. Wasliington, April 2ii Fivf pos- tal clerks aboard the ill-lated Titauic died lilce heroes. Three of them were Americans and two were Englishmen. They were Oscar S. Woody, of Wash- ington, D. C ... the UnitPd States to- morrow, [n Xew York the principal memorial service will be held -n tbe magnificent nev. cathedra] of St. John the Divine. Bishop Greer, head of the Episcopal diocese of Xew York, wi ... . Mack. died to a at lie Vs.. under ibc a- Afro c-hab of Oio Tnii Sng end ihat re T-jrlncr j Virginia. One of the rm T V T T__J -._. _ s_ _i. oi arc- by t John Las sent bis for 5n the riorlb bj a at O
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".... Gwinn and Oscar S. Woody, were on duty and engaged with the two British clerks in transferring bags of registered mail from the ships postoffice to the upper deck. An officer of the Titanic stated today ... is the -fiist report of the death of air. Long.
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of pride to the entire postal service and deserves some marked expression of appreciation from the government.
When last seen by those who survived the disaster, these three clerks, John S. March, William L ... that he would probably be flung from the car in the collision ahead and possibly killed, Johnson says he jumped from the top of the car he was riding, and in falling struck his head..."

It seems that the heroism of one of Titanic's postal clerks has been a source of inspiration for the governing officials of North Carolina. Oscar Scott Woody was a native of Roxboro, North Carolina. He had been a postal clerk on trains between Greensboro, NC and Washington, D.C. prior to joining the crew of the R.M.S. Titanic at the age of 44. On that fateful night of April 14, Woody and four other postal clerks were among the first to suffer from the impact with the iceberg. These men refused to leave their post and struggled to save the mail in their charge. All five men perished in the line of duty. In November of 2003, Governor Mike Easley declared "Oscar Scott Woody Day." In addition, the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences released a commemorative envelope with a cancellation stamp honoring Woody. Raleigh Democratic Congressman Brad Miller wants to add to the honors bestowed on Woody. He has introduced a bill in the N.C. congress to give Woody a post office. All members of the congressional delegation have signed the bill. In a statement, the congressman said, "I believe recognition of Oscar Scott Woody's heroic efforts is long overdue. This legislation will name the Roxboro Post Office in honor of a native son who gave his life upholding his duties to the U.S. Postal Service."